Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-07

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ss u siiall arrive sooner ut its desti-
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day journey south, and might
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81 10 II ashore tliiS ,n1r,i;i,s and I shall
81 tlntt THU Haninerfcst l,asfoilice authosi-
slas W Etasl time 10 stamp yitii their own
s,,st 10 IS this ia,viil b. necessary for
81 ssiesii ts be ava retneti'ls.T that when
Mas taSt ~ tiinf ialsrsests al o'clock yester-
81 Gay snarllin s., LOT soul vas STIRRING IN the
.'lisse Ihe Ing aret!G day had tired them
~ they slept late, Il myself was tired,
soy 4 taa remained ,sp nntH "A 10 see the
Y " zcenes5 ct the ,cossss; Dat nhen the s,ip,
D drnpped anchor in tho harbos an admirable
eufiesay had urged me to secure q solitary
hoisslt,si,, who rowcd ,ns ashore for the sum
4 Of ttyr atl.t O half cents. &3s
:s5 55 1ss /. a.kud along the main street found
myself en,iSaso ring to fasten on my mind the
1eelfnrgS Of Hainrorfpst XIV cp,,, ,.;s
wi 4 iroiiisoe, the other city Of this Ultima
"a lii,ss, wiiera ! had passed the day before.
81 r9il,soa was cheerful place, lying on the
Aetses 81 green, hiily island by the blue
Y sassis OF long sound. Even within tue
afetie cascie 1t was very hot day; there was
2s MSuiloss grown OF dwarf biiches and
s,sa euerfy trees. anu at the end OF every
SUI tnefe was Tue backsrouna OF grcenf ii'l-
sisss' " ,'e See' from Wihcii me grass seemed
70 run Gown an over the place, covering tue
I, uoetssEItfai'a tne Walks. i :, -.!s Us. 5,9s
nA't ~ H'l aiso peeh huiilYsaJ Hamnieffest
4 should nave been ready to sliiser The
n c1os ah SCENE" 70 pe Daliu OF little wooden
q uot,sss o'i't III d ioiiS max circle round The
81 h llfpor nhher wall OF cilirs from which
I snahy stones haa 1alle'i. IL tile grass was
IS Sse'J "ners ao lfonsoe, Tue rocks were every
II were at iamhierest, ior Twas made con-
-S''3'is " thei al every rnrh Ntie,i the sun
e sS.nely "en1 uiuef cloud ana II grew
e .,ll Ivy : WINS Ieihniueu WneheVef ! looked
s suAS was standing uiiter tue cold and frowi.
n w oiow OF Ptecipice, HHtplnierfest, 1 was
.o., mac y est hi''' where Lie liiest houses
Wy .ns hotei Wefe' ana proceetted thither
ss.,hss sa,e 'hloo'e OF the silent street. On
ter sac sle fass.fows OF houses ON raised
'ts,n, ~ itohs % tie1i was Il narrow SIDE
~ s - WHICH one ihShe ascend ~ occasional
''hs OK steps; out the stones OF the walk
"e'e Sgeya ana dangerous and the little
8-iuafe WINDOWS We're TOO jealousy nigh III
~ case for passer-byto look in. Among
The many White painted signs ! hoped to have
tound at least one "Bascii" open, where
light get some coffee and bread, but in vain;
there was hot II soul III Hamn,erfest awake.
iBinned my faith on that hotel in the West
nd Of which had heard, aud went further.
.!qlye never been III Il place so forbldiug
All destitute of soil for ver,,ure us this. The
azt%y grass grew on the housetops, forced by
me warmer air from bcneath. ~ ~ ~ ID 4
Taking turn, however, to the left I ar
>'f"t aothe theatIe--a low, wooden building,
Epity feet long, where performances were to
oe ,;iyen once week ia the season. so a
Hi'tre read. Behind the theatre there was I'M
t.aaIse Of swi,rl strewn witt, blocks of
Rs,Ie, close under tho cliff. Part OF it was
;esi as n cemetery overlooking tho COLI
Arciic sea. part was u pasture around ter
$:eef0 and goats, As stood there gazing the
arg nee was broken by u hoarse croal;. and Il
o sieteciyttl Aopying aboutsunon a housett5fi1. :.
af,! q md out of cIiiihiseeY; where he pre-
Irn,,.y l:e,,t5 hoard, ! ;.ldrge Norwegian,
drory, with blnck back and gray breast and
lans Tie q. reslject:sl, gentleman in hind;
2 kid WIS eagerly. ,slsturiuo:S In the rond AT
u.5 fact me OF tho fox like. s,arp cared rein
6e4 - Of tie. Lapps was e,inwi,,,, ;, ,onan
After u hsif ,nile walk / arrived in the
West EnI, where observed that no grass
geaw on u, roofs OF the houses. One palace,
Indeed, h.D,' Two rows of seven high windows
ca It's sid,. AMI two windows at its end. The
mayor II Hainnrrfcst must, I fancy. have
S,rt,.t.cl here Opposite to me was place OF
greater interest, tile Hotel of the North
s Pole tts door was open, and hunger com
pell4,. me bodily to intrrnle myself upon its
SITE Mug in,lstes In Il room on tho right.
hurs:s wiih furs and Lapp costumes for sale.
on t, l;,:ge bed lay q eat surrounded by five
blind Kittens newly born, On another door I
e read "Spispstue,r which, took to mean eat
ing rom In n. apartment beyond this
foun,l tile lando!I and luu.iIady and four
chilren III all stages OF uudress. They gave
me sS,,,ie very goqd, coffee, and they advised
me in broken ilngl!sl, to return to the boat
j, staspby y new way along The wharves, where
ImigiIt sec tue sfiir. The ships were mostly
RGfsau, fro,ruArcha,lgcl aud the White Sea,
md Inexperienced a strange sensation Of re-
iloteigess whcn found that wns unable
even t. resi- tha ietterS OF their names
d OH Tho counter OF a s,iminutiye booksbop
& wlsro st8Fp6tl to buy sotre stamps Twas as
q isnish$d tsi ger book entitled .Frn Ciyilisa-
tia,ie.i. 0yertIrsY, nf Mark Twain. n i took
tbs to u,sti,i. sFrom excess Of civilization. y
& ant, IS Il eft, the shop L was rackine my brain
& 10 isari,ie; What, book this could lie. whe1,
made an acd,,ailltance whose condition 81.
pla;ned To me that the book WINS certainly an
ny llea, Of tract ~ the h,,,norist. distributed
ABOUT IInnmerfest III tie interest of the tam
Il perai,ce ca,,se eiyil;z,t;oI,1,al led my friend
into excess Of md lie. was drink. Init.
q unlike n Russian. he was poo, IA tnre,I far Ia
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and ruari;e,i character 70 TIE; straet ccr,,a,s
81 Hainn,orfest and Tron,s,e ia tI,e summer
dime, when they come down from tl,s NOM.
rave him cigarette Which, lie vas nnn ae 4
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